[PVE-User] DRBD+ Proxmox2.1 + Debian Squeeze

[Martin Maurer]

> Subject: Re: [PVE-User] DRBD+ Proxmox2.1 + Debian Squeeze
> 
> Thanks, ill read this. for new bie like me :) its kinda seems hard to understand
> but ill learn it with no problem,
> 
> but there is a question of mine. since Proxmox team highly supporting DRBD.
> i have seen this in last version 1.9 and now in 2.1.
> 
[Martin Maurer] 
No, we do not "highly support" DRBD. This is for expert use only.

> i was talking to a guys in mailing list they were building openfiler with HW
> RAID1 as a SAN solution for virtualization.
> 
> so my question is, why proxmox team dont promote openfiler or open-iscsi
> as a cheap back end? is there any stability issue or some thing. i know there
> are pros and cons for every project/product however just to clear my
> concept i am asking this.

[Martin Maurer] 
Openfiler is a SAN distribution, among many others - no problem to use with Proxmox VE.

DRBD is a replication software - mirroring block devices via network. (e.g. Openfiler can use DRBD to replicate two Openfilers to the Openfiler HA)

Martin